14:40 Vaal

Thursday 24 December 2020

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Next Vaal Racemeeting Tuesday 29 December Fm 72 Handicap (F & M)

Off time: 14:40 | Winning time: -

(10)

Sekhmet⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-6| J: S Brown| T: Paul Peter| CD

6/1

C&D winner. Respectable fourth of 16 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good, 19/4) 9 days ago.

Form: 274604-

(11)

Oksana³⁵

Age: 3| Weight: 9-5| J: M Yeni| T: Stephen Moffatt| CD

25/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 40/1, last of 13 in handicap at this C&D (good) 35 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 250110-

(16)

Soul Of Wit^b⁶¹

Age: 5| Weight: 9-4| J: Jeffery Syster⁽³⁾| T: D Gray St John| CD

8/1

C&D winner. Twenty two runs since last win in 2019. Last of 12 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good, 28/1) 61 days ago. First run for yard after leaving R. Francis. Merits consideration.

Form: 273840-

(2)

Emerald Crest⁸⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 9-3| J: S Khumalo| T: Alec Laird| D

8/1

1 win from 3 runs this year. Winner at Turffontein in September. 16/1, good fifth of 11 in handicap at Turffontein (7.2f, good) 89 days ago.

Form: 656/815-

(18)

Miss Khalifa¹⁴

Age: 5| Weight: 9-3| J: Callan Murray| T: Corne Spies| CD

12/1

C&D winner. Latest win here in November. 5/1, fourteenth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Rejoined yard after leaving C.Spies.

Form: 349100-

(8)

Bahlebonke⁹

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Gabriel Pieterse⁽⁹⁾| T: Clinton Binda| CD

18/1

C&D winner. Winner here in November. 25/1, creditable fifth of 16 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good) 9 days ago. Makes handicap debut. Has work to do.

Form: 050015-

(7)

Big City Girl⁷

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Hennie Greyling| T: Corne Spies| C

28/1

Course winner. Winner here in November. Bit below form seventh of 14 in handicap (16/1) at this course (5f, good to soft) 7 days ago. First run for yard after leaving C. Spies.

Form: 341907-

(4)

Lady Nica²⁶

Age: 3| Weight: 9-2| J: Marco V'Rensburg| T: Stuart Pettigrew| D

14/1

16/1, career best when winning 9-runner maiden at Turffontein (5.8f, good) 26 days ago. Makes handicap debut.

Form: 034701-

(12)

Path To The Stars^b⁸⁴

Age: 4| Weight: 9-0| J: Cole Dicken⁽³⁾| T: Stuart Pettigrew| D

40/1

Winner at Turffontein in June. 25/1, sixth of 8 in handicap at this C&D (good) 84 days ago. Not easy to make a case for.

Form: 6/40106-

(17)

Samoa^b¹⁴

Age: 6| Weight: 9-0| J: G Lerena| T: Bridget Stidolph| C

14/1

Course winner. One win from 22 Flat runs. Winner here in September. Respectable fourth of 15 in handicap at this course (5f, good to soft, 12/1) 14 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 581644-

(3)

Feather The Nest²

Age: 3| Weight: 8-13| J: Lyle Hewitson| T: D Gray St John| BF| D

11/4

Winner at Turffontein in August. 9/1, respectable fourth of 15 in handicap at this course (7f, good to soft) 14 days ago. Enters calculations.

Form: 684644-

(6)

Afriel⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-11| J: C Maujean| T: Clinton Binda| BF

11/2

Winner at Greyville in October. Below form seventh of 16 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good, 4/1) 9 days ago. Has to be taken seriously.

Form: 951327-

(1)

Hello Happiness^b³⁵

Age: 4| Weight: 8-9| J: Calvin Habib| T: Joey Soma| D

22/1

Winner at Turffontein in July. Bit below form eighth of 14 in handicap at this C&D (good, 22/1) 35 days ago. Needs a couple of these to falter.

Form: 590158-

(13)

Speechmaker^b⁹

Age: 4| Weight: 8-8| J: Mpumelelo Mjoka| T: Heather Adamson| D

7/1

Twelve runs since last win in 2019. 15/2, creditable second of 16 in minor event at this course (5.5f, good) 9 days ago. Others more persuasive.

Form: 523462-

(15)

Mercer Girl^b⁷

Age: 5| Weight: 8-6| J: Kabelo Matsunyane| T: Bridget Stidolph| C

25/1

Course winner. Nineteen runs since last win in 2019. Ninth of 14 in handicap (20/1) at this course (5f, good to soft) 7 days ago. Something to find on form.

Form: 564409-

Rule 4

Rule 4 applies to board prices only - deduction 15p in the pound

Non-Runners

(14)

Brooklyn Bridge¹⁴

Weight: 9-5| Age: 3

T: Michael Nicholas Houdalakis J: Craig Zackey

(5)

Pretty Jolly²

Weight: 8-7| Age: 5

T: Corne Spies J: Denis Schwarz

(9)

La Valette⁷

Weight: 8-5| Age: 5

T: Stephen Moffatt J: Reserve 2

Forecasts

Feather The Nest (11/4), Brooklyn Bridge (9/2), Afriel (11/2), Sekhmet (6/1), Speechmaker (7/1), Emerald Crest (8/1), Soul Of Wit (8/1), Miss Khalifa (12/1), Samoa (14/1), Lady Nica (14/1), Pretty Jolly (14/1), Bahlebonke (18/1), Hello Happiness (22/1), Oksana (25/1), Mercer Girl (25/1), Big City Girl (28/1), Path To The Stars (40/1)

BROOKLYN BRIDGE has put together a solid series of efforts lately and just about gets the nod in this field. Afriel is most likely the primary challenger, while Feather The Nest also requires scrutiny.